The
marked decline in the prices of the food items much in demand
during the Holy Month of Ramadan is a big relief for the people
preparing for the fasting month just a day or two away. Prices
of most of the Ramadan food items are down by up to 60 percent
compared to their prices in the corresponding month last year.
ONE would think that by now most people would have figured out
that climate change represents a grave threat to the planet.
One would also have expected from Congress a plausible strategy
for reducing the greenhouse gas emissions that lie at the root
of the problem. That has not happened...
IT´S
one of the enduring mysteries of classical music: What - or
who - killed Mozart at the age of 35 when he was at the height
of his creative powers? Now, there´s a new theory: He
died of complications of strep throat. The latest hypothesis
lacks the inherent drama of murder by a rival or suicide...
The Emir His Highness Sheikh
Hamad bin Khalifa al Thani on Tuesday
met a number of Turkish businessmen
at the Ciragan Palace Kempinski here in
the presence of Turkish President
Abdullah Gul.
Weill Cornell
Medical College
in Qatar (WCMC-Q) on Tuesday welcomed
60 incoming students in its pre-medical
programme for the coming academic
year. Several officials and students
besides the incoming ones and
their parents were present.
Australia
and China struck their biggest
trade deal ever on Tuesday as
the world's two most valuable
listed oil companies, Exxon Mobil
and PetroChina, agreed a $41 billion
liquefied natural gas deal.
Olympic champion Primoz Kozmus claimed the first gold medal for Slovenia at world athletics championships when he dominated the hammer throw on Monday. Kozmus was the only athlete to beat the 80-metres mark ...
Sprawled on
her bed in an Amsterdam hotel,
Lady GaGa is channelling Lady
Godiva -sans the chariot. While
the 23-year-old has famously worn
everything from Kermit the Frog
to a hat made to resemble the
solar system, today she's rocking
the one constant...
Seven Qatari budding filmmakers emerged from the shadows to debut amid loud cheers in W Hotel´s Grand Foyer Room on Monday. It was Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF´s) maiden one-minute film workshop. Mohammad Abdul Rahman, Jawaher Alkuwari, Reem Almuftah, Noora al Meadadi, Fatma al Naama, Khalifa al Obaidly and Fatma al Remaihi showcased seven 60 second films, all of which they wrote, directed, produced, shot and edited.
As many as 370 students are participating in the summer programme being organised by Birla Public School. It took off recently. Within the first two weeks, the participating children have been provided with various skills as well as a lot of entertainment and fun. BPS Principal AP Shrivastav is of the opinion that it is a perfect way of spending a vacation creatively and fruitfully. He said, "We provide the students with various avenues to nurture their talents.
Doha Bank and Qatar Automobiles Company (QAC), the exclusive dealer of Mitsubishi Motors in Qatar, have launched a promotion for the Holy Month of Ramadan. It is aimed at fostering market demand and provides existing customers and prospects with unique opportunities to purchase Mitsubishi vehicles at competitive interests. Speaking at the launch of the offer, Doha Bank Chief Executive Officer R Seetharaman said...
Sinopec Group said on Tuesday it has completed its $7.5 billion acquisition of Addax Petroleum, obtaining new reserves in Africa and the Middle East in China´s biggest foreign corporate takeover to date. State-owned Sinopec Group is the parent of Sinopec Corp, also known as China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, Asia´s biggest refiner by volume. It wants to expand its production capacity to profit from rising crude prices that have cost it billions of dollars in recent years due to government caps on retail fuel prices.
US No 2 homeimprovement retailer Lowe´s Cos on Monday said secondquarter earnings fell 19 percent on weaker-than-expected sales, adding fresh fuel to doubts about the ability and willingness of consumers to lead the US economy out of recession. Lowe´s shares and the broader market fell sharply as investors worried that consumers remain tight-fisted in their spending habits. A recovery in consumer spending is crucial for an economic recovery because it accounts for twothirds of all US economic activity.
Housing starts in the US unexpectedly fell in July, pulled down by multifamily dwellings, while single-family starts which make up most of the industry rose to the highest level since October. The 1 percent decline in starts to an annual rate of 581,000 was the first drop in three months and followed a 587,000 rate in June, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday in Washington. Construction of single-family houses, which account for 75 percent of the industry.
Cristiano Ronaldo has the potential to replace David Beckham as the footballer who earns the most money from endorsements following his world record 130-million dollar move to Real Madrid, experts say. "There is certainly a vacancy for a football central brand right now," said Simon Chadwick, professor of sport business strategy and marketing at Coventry University in England. "Beckham, because of his age and the stage of his career, has lost it.
Former world number one Maria Sharapova cruised into the second round of the WTA hardcourt tournament here on Monday with a straight sets win over compatriot Nadia Petrova. The 22-year-old downed 10th seeded Petrova 6-3, 6-4, her third win over Petrova this season. It was another step forward for Sharapova, who had shoulder surgery last October, returned to singles competition in May and is now ranked 49th in the world. It was shortly after she won a marathon match in the second round of this event last year...
Australia coach Tim Nielsen wants his players to have ´fun´ when the decisive fifth Ashes Test against England gets underway at the Oval here on Thursday. For several members of Nielsen´s team this promises to be the biggest match of their career, with the series all square at 1-1 and Australia needing just a draw to retain the Ashes. B u t Ni e l s e n , while recognising the enormity of the occasion, wants his players to savour the experience - both now and in the future too.
Sci-fi film District 9 is expected to lure huge crowds to US theatres when it debuts soonafter drawing throngs of fanboys to previews at last month´s Comic-Con pop culture convention in San Diego. The movie, about aliens on Earth who possess powerful weapons that humans want to control, was co-written and directed by Neill Blomkamp and produced by Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson. In an interview, Jackson spoke...
Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz uses movie costumes to disguise herself in public. The What Happens in Vegas star likes to go unrecognised when she steps out in public, so she has a variety of outfits she wears to remain anonymous, reports femalefirst.co.uk. "I´ve enjoyed taking home some of the costumes from movie sets, in particular when I played Lotte Schwartz in Being John Malkovich. That was really fun because I had these brown contact lenses and this...
As Sampooran Singh Kalra - famous as Gulzar the lyricist, director and scriptwriter - turns 73, his daughter Meghna says he has ´unconditional love for everyone´ even though he is a ´silent individual and an introvert´. "One thing I love and adore in my father is his unconditional love for everyone who is associated with him. Friends, family...his adulation for all of us is so heart-warming," said Meghna in an interview about her director-poet father.
South Korea prepared on Tuesday to
launch its first rocket, just four
months after rival North Korea defiantly
launched its own and was
slapped with UN sanctions. The
North has warned it would closely
watch the international response to
South Korea’s launch on Wednesday.
Officials said the rocket would blast
off late on Wednesday.
Dying Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset
Ali Mohmet al Megrahi dropped his
appeal against conviction on
Tuesday, leaving his fate in the
hands of a Scots minister under
fierce US pressure not to free him.
Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny
MacAskill is mulling several options
for Megrahi, jailed for killing 270
people in 1988.
Seven Qatari budding filmmakers emerged from the shadows to debut amid loud cheers in W Hotel´s Grand Foyer Room on Monday. It was Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF´s) maiden one-minute film workshop. Mohammad Abdul Rahman, Jawaher Alkuwari, Reem Almuftah, Noora al Meadadi, Fatma al Naama, Khalifa al Obaidly and Fatma al Remaihi showcased seven 60 second films, all of which they wrote, directed, produced, shot and edited. 
As many as 370 students are participating in the summer programme being organised by Birla Public School. It took off recently. Within the first two weeks, the participating children have been provided with various skills as well as a lot of entertainment and fun. BPS Principal AP Shrivastav is of the opinion that it is a perfect way of spending a vacation creatively and fruitfully. He said, "We provide the students with various avenues to nurture their talents. 
Doha Bank and Qatar Automobiles Company (QAC), the exclusive dealer of Mitsubishi Motors in Qatar, have launched a promotion for the Holy Month of Ramadan. It is aimed at fostering market demand and provides existing customers and prospects with unique opportunities to purchase Mitsubishi vehicles at competitive interests. Speaking at the launch of the offer, Doha Bank Chief Executive Officer R Seetharaman said...
Sinopec Group said on Tuesday it has completed its $7.5 billion acquisition of Addax Petroleum, obtaining new reserves in Africa and the Middle East in China´s biggest foreign corporate takeover to date. State-owned Sinopec Group is the parent of Sinopec Corp, also known as China Petroleum & Chemical Corp, Asia´s biggest refiner by volume. It wants to expand its production capacity to profit from rising crude prices that have cost it billions of dollars in recent years due to government caps on retail fuel prices.
US No 2 homeimprovement retailer Lowe´s Cos on Monday said secondquarter earnings fell 19 percent on weaker-than-expected sales, adding fresh fuel to doubts about the ability and willingness of consumers to lead the US economy out of recession. Lowe´s shares and the broader market fell sharply as investors worried that consumers remain tight-fisted in their spending habits. A recovery in consumer spending is crucial for an economic recovery because it accounts for twothirds of all US economic activity.
Housing starts in the US unexpectedly fell in July, pulled down by multifamily dwellings, while single-family starts which make up most of the industry rose to the highest level since October. The 1 percent decline in starts to an annual rate of 581,000 was the first drop in three months and followed a 587,000 rate in June, the Commerce Department said on Tuesday in Washington. Construction of single-family houses, which account for 75 percent of the industry.
Cristiano Ronaldo has the potential to replace David Beckham as the footballer who earns the most money from endorsements following his world record 130-million dollar move to Real Madrid, experts say. "There is certainly a vacancy for a football central brand right now," said Simon Chadwick, professor of sport business strategy and marketing at Coventry University in England. "Beckham, because of his age and the stage of his career, has lost it.
Former world number one Maria Sharapova cruised into the second round of the WTA hardcourt tournament here on Monday with a straight sets win over compatriot Nadia Petrova. The 22-year-old downed 10th seeded Petrova 6-3, 6-4, her third win over Petrova this season. It was another step forward for Sharapova, who had shoulder surgery last October, returned to singles competition in May and is now ranked 49th in the world. It was shortly after she won a marathon match in the second round of this event last year... 
Australia coach Tim Nielsen wants his players to have ´fun´ when the decisive fifth Ashes Test against England gets underway at the Oval here on Thursday. For several members of Nielsen´s team this promises to be the biggest match of their career, with the series all square at 1-1 and Australia needing just a draw to retain the Ashes. B u t Ni e l s e n , while recognising the enormity of the occasion, wants his players to savour the experience - both now and in the future too. 
Sci-fi film District 9 is expected to lure huge crowds to US theatres when it debuts soonafter drawing throngs of fanboys to previews at last month´s Comic-Con pop culture convention in San Diego. The movie, about aliens on Earth who possess powerful weapons that humans want to control, was co-written and directed by Neill Blomkamp and produced by Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings director Peter Jackson. In an interview, Jackson spoke...
Hollywood actress Cameron Diaz uses movie costumes to disguise herself in public. The What Happens in Vegas star likes to go unrecognised when she steps out in public, so she has a variety of outfits she wears to remain anonymous, reports femalefirst.co.uk. "I´ve enjoyed taking home some of the costumes from movie sets, in particular when I played Lotte Schwartz in Being John Malkovich. That was really fun because I had these brown contact lenses and this... 
As Sampooran Singh Kalra - famous as Gulzar the lyricist, director and scriptwriter - turns 73, his daughter Meghna says he has ´unconditional love for everyone´ even though he is a ´silent individual and an introvert´. "One thing I love and adore in my father is his unconditional love for everyone who is associated with him. Friends, family...his adulation for all of us is so heart-warming," said Meghna in an interview about her director-poet father. 
South Korea prepared on Tuesday to
launch its first rocket, just four
months after rival North Korea defiantly
launched its own and was
slapped with UN sanctions. The
North has warned it would closely
watch the international response to
South Korea’s launch on Wednesday.
Officials said the rocket would blast
off late on Wednesday.
Dying Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset
Ali Mohmet al Megrahi dropped his
appeal against conviction on
Tuesday, leaving his fate in the
hands of a Scots minister under
fierce US pressure not to free him.
Scottish Justice Secretary Kenny
MacAskill is mulling several options
for Megrahi, jailed for killing 270
people in 1988.
